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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24
Il MIDSUMMER IDYL.

The beautiful prairie which we call
home is now in the very zenith of its
beauty and presents scene that cannot
be excelled in the elements of pictur-
esque loveliness. Its landscape, at all
times as pretty as picture, Is now en-
hanced by an almost tropical growth of
vegetation, variegated with wild flowers
of thousand brilliant colorings. An
artist might convey an idea of these
things, but not even the most idealistic
wielder of brush or pencil can hope to
portray the Xanthic zephyrs fresh from
the mountain snow peaks which fan
these glorious fields, or the divine skies,
more beautiful than wOman's smile,
which cover them, or the healthy fra
GRANGE which exudes from the moist
earth and whispers to the husbandman
a joyful song of growing crops maturing
in the ardent rays of the midsummer
sun. Nowhere in the wide world Is
soil, and climate so free from the ex-
tremes OF moisture or drouth. heat or
cold as this same Camas prairie of ours.
Nor are the green beauties of the Attic
plains over which Byron rhapsodised q
deeper emerald than our own lovely
country with its glorious setting Of
mountain and forest and sparkling
stream. The fertile plains of Lombardy,
enriched as they are with the bloodshed
of countless battles fought for their con-
quest, are not more prolific in their
almost spontaneous yield of the fruits Of
the earth than our own great prairie,
which, ten years ago, was also the
scene of savage conflict on the part Of q
barbarous race who had neither the
sagacity nor the enterprise to realize
its worth until the resistless hands Of
American farmers had demonstrated
its value. Short will be the time
now that we will have to wait for the
advent of civilization with Its railroads,
telegraphs and electric lights. Too
long already have these vast acres lain
idle, awaiting the arrival of organized
capital to transform them with its mag.
ic wand into veritable Garden of the
Gods" A few years more will witness
startling changes. The lands that are
now kept idle and unproductive for
speculative purposes will pass into the
hands of actual home-seekers, and
small holdings will take the place Of the
reservations now monopolized by In
dians and whites. But no matter how
soon these changes may come or by
what agencies they are made, the glori-
GUS natural beauty of this prairie can
never be marred by the handiwork of
man. Often do we long that our lips
may be touched by inspired fire in order
that we might be enabled to speak be-
comingly of the magnificent bounties
with which the Almighty has endowed
this favored land, with its bright skies,
fertile fields, great rivers rolling on to
the sea, magnificent timber clad and
mineral veined mountains at our back
everything indeed to make a people
rich and prosperous and happy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24
IA dry May and a leaky June,
Make farmers whistle a merry tune"

MAKE FARMERS whistle IL merry tuHe
Dr. Nickel started for Portland Tuesday to
purchase a stock of drugs for his new store.
Joe stephens appreciates this paper as an i'm
migration agent and sends two copies to Mis-
souri,.
John n. King was over from Cottonwood Sat
urday on one of his rare vacations from busi-
ness. He reports his neighbors all smiling at
the prospect of a mammoth crop.
from Camas prairie, Monday evening", They
are well pleased with the prairie and will prob
ably return.-Dayton "Chronicle."
Seventeen freight teams were stalled by the
soft roads across the prairie during the recent
rains, and In one or two instances the fore
wheels sank in the mud clear out of sight.
Mr.. Gardiner arrived with his family from
sPomeroy last Sunday, and will hereafter be as
sociated with John b. Cook in the blacksmith
business with headquarters at Davis old stand
The Spokan outfit who passed through here
last week bound for Long valley were unable to
cross the Salmon owing to the breaking of the
cable of Shearers ferry, and are still camped
hereabouts
We were shown some currants this week, the
largest ever grown here, which were raised
from slips brought from Seattle by +. W.
Thornton. They are of the prolific" variety
and make excellent pie fruit.
large number of old subscribers have
called to renew and speak a word of encourage
ment to the editor. None have discontinued so
far and all say they like the paper and would
mt be without it.
oeVerai lhriuers VINO own to"H property VIII
probably build residences here after harvest
and move in to live in order to give their chill
dren an opportunity to attend school during
the winter months.
The heavy rains of last week demoralized
the Centerville track that Prichard had to turn
out the horses he was training for the races
July 5. He promises several entries however
for the fall meeting.
Shissler's saw-mill shut down this week hav-
ing sawed all the logs on hand. The force will
haul more logs when the roads dry and mean
while they have 250,000 feet of lumber in the
yard to satisfy purchasers.
A Chinese mining camp is missing on Snake
river above Lewiston and it is feared that the
entire gang has been murdered either by
whites or Indians as mutilated dead bodies
have been found in the river.
The city election in Lewiston resulted in the
election of j. NJ Howe for mayor and two high
| license councilmen, and it is probable that an
effort viii be made to muzzle the liquor traffic
| in that old stronghold of old king barley y-corn,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24
SIDEWALK PRATTLE.
,ourth of Jnlv program next week.

Fourth of July program next week.
Tuesday was the longest day of the year.
Judge Case returned from trip to Lewiston
Monday.
]. j. Remington now owns the White Bird
sawmill.
Grass on the range is knee high and still
growing.
c. A. Sears and his paint brush are kept busy
these days
Preaching at the Grange hall Sunday evening
by Rev. w. A. Hall
Everybody is predicting big harvest and
good times this fall.
The racing program for July D has been
slightly changed. See ad.
= The Rebekah degree lodge l. o. o. F., at this
place will be instituted July IL.
The -four mill shut down Tuesday after
grinding all the wheat on hand.
\ John Coram sold forty steers last week to a
butcher from the lower country.
Miss Sophia Cowan opened the school in
Stock creek district last Monday.
Several of ihe eastern wheat and coffee spec
>ulators have "gone broke" trying to boom up
the market
somebody could make a piece hauling up a
load II potatoes from Lewiston and peddiing
them OIL the prairie
Photoo, ,,spher Riggs arrived from Lewiston
satnrdaSy Nd is camped opposite this office.
His stav is lin nsited to July 5.
n Eo,,tai.n will be up from the Spring
ranch with ali his fast horses In time TO enter
them for the races ohS
Mrs. E. Beck who has keen very sick &c S ana not not
expected to recover is uXoLai
skfllfull treatment of DR.. Ntohe. 49, ,o,s
The freight teams which hs..os.,', .s'rday md
by the rains and mud all came in sdts. W l.ear.
gave the burg an unusually animated apT ~
ance. 4,
onas TT f. aiolt H. purcIa%seu p.i % 'ne nneht OF hght
to Lewiston, and has the animal on his Cot
wood ranch.
JOY peasls Wns oxe[ rom nuseI sn ntst fri Hast
% LOT Tue nrso IT, iiiae G slnce .ree ,ci on MIN land
weighs 2l5 pounds.
Last Saturday was day of small casualit the
Jake Crooks was stunned by blow on TIA
head from flying grubbing hoe while bu Iiiiv
ing fence, Geo. Chamberlain was knocked 49,
by stick of firewood. and 4. c, Adkf
mashed two fingers rolling logs
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24

THE RACE TRACK.-Work on the new
race course has been delayed somewhat
by the late heavy rains, but since the
ground dried out large force of men
have been employed in replowing, drag
ging and leveling the track, and by the
time they get through it will be in
splendid condition for speed. The
track is a sixty feet half-mile circle with
a straight run on the home stretch
The track is enclosed with a two plank
board fence and the grounds will be
surrounded with an eight foot board
fence.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24

SHEEP RANcH.-Dr. Kirkwood has To-
Gated sheep ranch on Snake river ten
miles above Pittsburg landing and will
shortly import flock of 1000 sheep
from Oregon and with his father and
three brothers will reside there and
enjoy the felicities of truly pastoral
life. Doc has been 'stuck" on sheep
for several years and rightly handled
they are better pay than money at COM
pound interest.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24
THE HERO.

SUMNER REsoRT.-Mrs. HI. E. Ultz,
lately of Lewiston, has removed to and
opened up for summer tourists and ira
velers, the Mountain House," formerly
known as the Vansise ranch. No more
beautiful or elegant place can be found
for a few weeks vacation. Travellers
will find there much needed resting
place, with fish and game in abundance e
in the vicinity. See ad next week.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24

Mr.. Hopkins bought some stock cattle this
week from John Auchinvole.
Cattle are so fat hereabouts that they are too
lazy to rise from the roads to accommodate pass
ing teams.
y John Byron leaves in a few days on a
months visit to his parents in Tualatin, near
Portland, Oregon.
real estate boom has struck Utah and the
saints are selling out to the Gentiles. Money
makes the Mormon go.
Van Arsdel's surveying party were at Bailey
Chamberlain's place on Salmon river Wednes-
day. The late rains have delayed work.
wager of ten dollars side on dog-fight
was made the other day, but as the money was
not forthcoming the dogs refused to fight.
Restraint is the pack with which we load the
government mule of our passions, and reckless
ness is the blacksnake with which we urge
him along.
"The man who thinks to please this world,
Is dullest of his kind
For let him turn which way he will,
One half is still behind"
The Kansas colony were nightly amused at
the enthusiastic letter about the prosperity of
the grasshopper state published last week but
none of them care to "swap horses" at this
time. They all say that Camas prairie is the
best country of the two.
Supervisor McGaffee is doing good work on
the road across the 'dobe fiat west of town by
having dirt and gravel hauled and laid on the
rock bases built last year. Two or three years
of this course will build a fine road across the
prdirie tndt Will DE pdssdDle NJ HI seasonS.
MONEY TO LoAN.-Low rate of interest
long or short time. Real estate security,
No delay. Apply to J. w. PARKER.
Grangeville, Idaho. tt.
Mr.. Geo. Greer (the modest yet al
ways get-there) local agent for Russell
& Co., has sold two new twelve-horse
improved Massillon threshing machines.
Mr.. Greer invites all who contemplate
buying threshing machinery to go and
see these machines while running, as he
does not propose to talk farmers to
death trying to sell them machine, but
invites all to go and see and let the
machines talk for themselves. He is
also agent for the celebrated d. Nj.
Osborne mowers. reapers and binders,
and will not be undersold by any snide
jobbing house. If.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24

The BREwERy.-Mr. Won Berge ar
rived from below last Saturday with a
320 gallon vat and other pa araphernalia
Tor the brewery in this town, and hopes
TO have everything in place ready to
com mmence his first brew to-day CIR to-
morrow. Work has been delayed by
the caving in of the cellar during the
recent heavy rains, but on his return
the boss put on all the help that could
be utilized and intends to rush things
so as to have his first beer on the mar
ket by July 4th. His brewer arrived
Saturday.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24

H. C. Brown, of Mt. Idaho, offers for
sale, at the original cost price, large lot
of California and Oregon made clothing
consisting of mems, gents boys and
children's clothing. The entire stock
was selected carefully with especial
reference to the wants of this commu-
nifty, and will positively be sold at
original cost price for cash. II.
]. II. Gaffney, for 80 many years with
Alexander Il Friedenrich. leaves shortly
to occupy a similar position with the
firm of Alexander & We'll of U Uniontown,
W. T. In his long residence here he
has made friends of everybody and he
leaves with host of kindly wishes that
the breezes of good fortune may attend
his ventures and watt him into the har-
Dor of prosperity. He will be succeeded
here by MIR. William Steinheiser, who
has been in the store for the past two
months.
The experiment of the "severalty
system" in the management of Indian
affairs is already yielding good effects.
In the case of the Unatilla Indians u
closer view of this policy will be seen.
The preliminary steps to secure the
assent of the Nez Perces to the intro
duction of the system on our own reser-
yation are now in preparation, but DO
the result what it may, the reservation
system has got to 90. And 1t cannot be
abolished day too soon.
WATCH Your CHANCEs.-In this age
of rush, push and hustle, amid the ex-
element of the coming railroad boom,
your success, my friends, will depend
very largely upon your ability to see
quickly what measures are necessary to
meet the needs of the moment. With
the influx of population to whom time
is money, we shall have to quicken our
business methods in order 10 keep up
with the procession. We shall have to
learn to act and think quickly. and to
seize the opportunities as they occur,
for you may rest assured, dear reader.
that opportunity is fickle fiirt whp
will not always play around your path.
Therefore We say: Seize her by the
forelock of her Hyperion curls. for It's
there alone you can get hold that will
stick. Suffer her to escape, and Jupiter
himself cannot coax her back. 'Tis the
man who makes the most of present
opportunities who becomes rich.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24
SCHOOL REPORT.

The following are the names of those
pupils entitled to place on the roll Of
honor for month ending June II. 49,:
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24


AMERICAN CREEK.-Joe Baker was out
from American creek last Sunday and
reports his company working on good
ground-ground that prospects from Two
to twenty-five cents to the pan. Peter
Beamer also wrote out that they had
got into good pay at last and were going
to make raise out of their claims this
summer, American creek is tributary
of the south fork of Clearwater and
about thirty miles south by east of Mt.
Idaho. There is scope of country on
both sides of the south fork-in fact the
entire country between Buffalo Hump
and Elk city-well worth prospecting,
and where good placer ground will
eventually be discovered. We base
these assertions upon the fact that the
source of the fine S16 dust washed on
the bars of the south fork has never.
been found. and as that gold is dissimi-
lar to any found in Florence or Elk city
il is a seif-evident proposition that there
is a third supply, and in our opinion it
will be found in an old buried river
channel between the present diggings
and the Hump. Several parties will
start in soon to prospect around Ameri-
can creek. The Rice and Brown party
who are prospecting beyond are still at
work.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24

THE RAINs.-Last week was the wet
test week ever experienced here. 1t
rained every day, and the climax came
Thursday night when Jupiter Pluvius
pulled his hoodgates wide open and the
moisture dropped down in solid sheets.
For two hours it resembled a cloud
burst more than anything else and the
creeks ran bank full. The rainfall was
sufficient to swell the Clearwater at
Lewiston to point only eighteen in
ches below the food mark of last
month. The water was up to the string
ers of the Jackson bridge and oyer
flowed the approaches 80 as to wash out
the road. but otherwise no damage has
been reported save the washing out of a
few gardens. 1t was splendid rain
and has been of great service in thor
oughly saturating the ground and en-
sures prodigious crops of all kinds.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24

THE FoURrH.-The several commit
tees who are bossing the preparations
for the celebrate on have everything
we'll in hand and the affair promises to
be the most successful ever given on
the prairie. The procession will form
in Grangevile in the forenoon and pro-
ceed to the grove in the foothills where
the literary exercises will be INDUCED
and where the basket picnic will be
held. Everybody is invited to attend
and bring their provisions. The brass
band and glee club will entertain the
people with vocal and instrumental mu-
sic. and in the evening there will be
grand ball at Grangeville and display of
fireworks. Tuesday will be devoted to
the races and the brass band entertain
ment.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24

Lottie Girton Frank Smith
Georgia Smith May Williams
Maud Williams Maggie Telcher
Carrie Girton Lizzie Girton
Rubie Thornton Nettie Thornton
Eva Clemons May Eccles
Pearl Warden Willie Jones
Will Yates Joe Yates
Henry Telcher Robert Jones
Will Williams Allie Williams
Ralph Telcher Charley Fletcher
Loyal Eccles Frank Warden
Taylor Smith Henry Addison
Loyal Addison. No. Enrolled, %.
EMMA McGAFFEE, Teacher.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24

CoAL.-Some shale outcroppngs of
stuff resembling coal were found on
the Evans place, four miles from town
this week by w. McCready. 1t is evil
hently bituminous, and burns readily
in the forge, and there appears to be
plenty of it. The specimens left with
us have been sent to Omaha for analy-
sis, and if it proves to be coal it will
stimulate railroad building without
doubt. The geological features of this
prairie do not indicate the existence of
a coal formation, and there is nothing
in the discovery to justify excitement.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-10
A Fast Travelling Locomotive.

A novelty in the line of engine build
ing is just now attracting the attention
of engineers and builders. 1t is a loco
motive designed by NJ. Estrada, graduate
of L'Ecole Polytechnique, which is to be
experimental with on the southern lines
of France. The new locomotive depends
on its large sized driving wheels for the
speed of seventy-eight miles per hour,
which it is expected to attain. The en-
CINE, tender and coaches are fitted with
wheels eight and one-quarter feet in d.
ameter. The engine is of the outside
cylinder type, with slide valve on top of
cylinder, and all the gearing carried out
side. The average speed which the loco
motive is expected to make is between
seventy-two and seventy-eight miles per
hour with a train of loaded coaches.
OF course If the French engine aver
ages the speed expected she will be able
to make ''spurts" exceeding anything on
record. Boston Advertiser.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-10
10. 40 to st. Louis and Return.

The Frisco Line has placed round
b tickets to st. Louis on sale at all
lions on the Gulf. Colorado &
pta Flo Ry, and principal stations
the Houston and Texas Central
Texas Pacific Rvs. They are
bd to return until October 25th.
} Frisco Line train leaves from the
lf, Colorado 81 Santa Fe depot in
las, where tickets may be obtained.
route is via Paris, 1T. Smith and
ingfield, Mo-, and Is much shorter
niles and many hours quicker in
than any other through car line.
be finest Pullman buffet sleepers
10 Dallas daily at l1:50a. m. from G.
S. Fe depot running through TO
.ouis without change, and making
ct connection in the Union depot
all lines for the North and East.
A. Knight of Dallas lie the agent
he now route
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-10
Dom Psdro's Peculiarities.

While am ON the subject of dinners,
may mention one of Dom Pedro's pecu-
liarities. He eats very, very rapidly, and
when lac is in his own palace he talks con-
tinually to his guests, or rather continu-
ally questions them, so that they have the
opportunity to open their mouths-only
to reply.
1t is related that once he invited the
representative of a great country to ac-
company him when he opened new
railroad. After the ceremony Dom Pedro
and his guest were to lunch at the buffet
of the railway station. Hardly had they
taken their places than the emperor
finished and was on his way to the train.
The starving ambassador, who had not
tasted mouthful, was determined not to
be deprived of his repast, and, as he fol-
lowed, filled his pockets with cakes,
crackers and fruits that he ate in secret
while taking his seat in the car.-New
York Mail and Express.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-10
Poisonous Bites and stines.

For the treatment of poisonous bites or
wounds made by insects, an eminent
physician and lecturer advises as fol-
lows:
Apply hartshorn, cologne water or vim
egar directly to the wound. A poultice
Of ipecac has been recommended for the
same purpose.
This is all the treatment that is needed
for bites of wasps and bees. Sometimes
q person may be stung by great many
bees or wasps at once. In such cases
faintiny may be produced, and the pa
tient will need internal stimulants harts-
horn, wine, brandy, or some liquor.
Poisonous wounds made by spiders,
centipedcs and scorpions are treated in
the same way as those made by insects,
that is, by the direct application Of harts-
horn to the wound, and when necessary,
internal stimulants. Boston Budget.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-10
Arrest of a Noted Outlaw.

BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 0.-.At u ranch
about thirty miles southeast Of
Brownsville, Deputy Sheriff Esparza
arrested one Maximilion Medrano. a
notorious alleged murderer and cattle
thief, who has evaded the officers Of
tho law for five years or more. The
arrest was made at the house of his
brother. Maximilion's brother came
out at tho time of the arrest and tried
to rescue him from the deputy, who
showed his Winchester, which made
tho would-bc rescucr take water. This
same Medrano is the individual who
about four years ago captured an old
man named Thomas Sandoval in the
woods near Omale's ranch and killed
him and then buried the body.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-09-10
An Alleged Error.

A popular fallacy, according to Mr.. A.
w. Hare, of the Royal Society of Edin-
burgh, is the belief that water from a
rushing torrent is safer for drinking pur-
poses than water from a sluggish stream,
for the reverse is really the fact. Sewage
contaminated water contains fewer or
ganisms after ten or twelve days than
river water, for the reason that the
microbes rapid growth during the first
two or three days exhausts their food
supply. Traveller.